People · Norway
John Vabo Booth
Square-1 · top 6.7% of 25,662 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017BOOT03
John Vabo Booth has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 10.35, set at Kjeller Mental Breakdown 2019, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Norway. Until August 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2017, he has put 647 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.94 in November 2017 to 13.59, a 68% improvement. John has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 10.35 | 14.85 | top 6.7% | 9 / 154 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 4.40 | top 10.1% | 152 / 1,217 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.45 | 24.00 | top 16.4% | 71 / 521 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.76 | 8.11 | top 18.3% | 196 / 879 | |
| 3×3 | 13.59 | 15.33 | top 19.6% | 308 / 1,643 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 10.25 | top 26.2% | 165 / 537 | |
| 4×4 | 51.43 | 57.15 | top 26.6% | 145 / 596 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.14 | 2:03.71 | top 38.3% | 79 / 268 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.31 | 2:00.84 | top 42.9% | 117 / 321 | |
| Clock | 15.61 | 20.50 | top 50.3% | 112 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 68 / 119 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.38 | 4:10.78 | top 66.8% | 84 / 141 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Mental Breakdown 2019.
- 2 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2019.
- 17 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at Nordic Championship 2019.
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Trondheim Parity Open 2019.
- 7 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Trondheim Parity Open 2019.
- 29 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2019.
Competitions
- Bergen Open 2020 · 2 Aug 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Mental Breakdown 2019 · 30 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Nordic Championship 2019 · 17 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Bergen Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Trondheim Parity Open 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2019 · 29 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Lier Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- VI QB'er 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Birk Bredland — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Einar Kvam Lundberg — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,557 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.